內容簡介
<p>The national bestseller about a curious rabbit is now available in a sturdy board book edition, just right for little hands, Easter baskets, and welcoming spring. Caldecott Medalist and <em>New York Times</em>‒bestselling author Kevin Henkes's glorious story stars a rambunctious and adventurous little white rabbit who discovers, in the end, that a mother's love is constant and true. Little white rabbit hops along, exploring and wondering. What would it be like to be as tall as a tree? Or as still as a rock? Or green, like the bright spring world around him? It's wonderful to wonder about many things and exciting to explore the world—but true happiness is knowing where you belong and who loves you best of all. Bright greens, yellows, pinks, and purples—the welcome colors of spring—dance across the pages of this pitch-perfect and critically acclaimed book for very young children. This board book by award-winning author Kevin Henkes is a wonderful choice for Easter baskets, as a gift for a new baby, for reading before bedtime, or for sharing anytime.</p>
作者簡介
<p>Kevin Henkes is the author of <em>Junonia</em>, <em>Sun & Spoon</em>, <em>Bird Lake Moon</em>, and the Newbery Honor Book <em>Olive's Ocean</em>. He also writes and illustrates picture books, and among his many titles are the national bestsellers <em>Little White Rabbit</em>, <em>My Garden</em>, <em>Old Bear</em>, <em>A Good Day</em>, and <em>Kitten's First Full Moon</em>, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal. Mr. Henkes is also the creator of a series of books starring mouse characters, including the Penny books for beginning readers, <em>Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse</em>, <em>Chrysanthemum</em>, and <em>Owen</em>, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor.</p><p>Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.</p><p>Kevin Henkes is the author of <em>Junonia</em>, <em>Sun & Spoon</em>, <em>Bird Lake Moon</em>, and the Newbery Honor Book <em>Olive's Ocean</em>. He also writes and illustrates picture books, and among his many titles are the national bestsellers <em>Little White Rabbit</em>, <em>My Garden</em>, <em>Old Bear</em>, <em>A Good Day</em>, and <em>Kitten's First Full Moon</em>, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal. Mr. Henkes is also the creator of a series of books starring mouse characters, including the Penny books for beginning readers, <em>Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse</em>, <em>Chrysanthemum</em>, and <em>Owen</em>, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor.</p><p>Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.</p>
精彩書評
“Bold lines, expressive movement, and the springtime palette of pink, blue, and lush woodsy greens will delight the child’s eye.” (Horn Book (starred review))
“Sweet and soft, this picture book heralds a sunny spring.” (Publishers Weekly)
Everything is new and anything is possible for Little White Rabbit!
A national bestseller
Kevin Henkes is the author and illustrator of close to fifty critically acclaimed and award-winning picture books, beginning readers, and novels. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon in 2005. Kevin Henkes is also the creator of a number of picture books featuring his mouse characters, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Lilly's Big Day and Wemberly Worried, the Caldecott Honor Book Owen, and the beloved Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. His most recent mouse character, Penny, was introduced in Penny and Her Song (2012); her story continued in Penny and Her Doll and Penny and Her Marble (a Geisel Honor Book). Bruce Handy, in a New York Times Book Review piece about A Good Day, wrote, "It should be said: Kevin Henkes is a genius." Kevin Henkes received two Newbery Honors for novels—one for his newest novel for young readers, The Year of Billy Miller, and the other for Olive's Ocean. Also among his fiction for older readers are the novels Junonia, Bird Lake Moon, The Birthday Room, and Sun & Spoon. He lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.
前言/序言
追逐星光的孩子:一個關於勇氣、友誼與探索的史詩 書籍信息: 書名: 追逐星光的孩子 裝幀: 精裝典藏版 適讀年齡: 10歲以上(適閤對復雜敘事、曆史背景及哲學思考感興趣的讀者) 主題: 成長、命運抉擇、文明衝突與和解 --- 書籍簡介: 在被時間遺忘的奧羅拉大陸上,群山如巨龍般盤踞,河流如藍色脈絡般蜿蜒穿過廣袤的平原。這裏生活著兩個截然不同的文明:崇尚秩序與邏輯的“光之子”——居住在雲端城市艾瑟瑞亞的機械賢者們;以及敬畏自然與古老魔法的“大地之裔”——隱居在迷霧森林深處的部族。長久以來,兩種文明維持著一種脆弱的、充滿猜疑的和平。 故事的主人公是凱爾,一個在艾瑟瑞亞邊緣聚落長大的孤兒。凱爾與眾不同,他擁有一種罕見的、能夠感知並微弱操縱“共鳴之音”的天賦——這是一種被艾瑟瑞亞視為迷信且危險的古老能量。在光之子世界中,一切都必須遵循精確的計算和冰冷的理性,情感和直覺被視為混亂的根源。凱爾的這種能力讓他成為瞭一個局外人,被周圍的人敬而遠之。 凱爾的平靜生活在一夜之間被打破。一個神秘的、閃爍著古老星辰光芒的碎片——被稱為“天啓之核”的文物——意外地墜落到他的腳邊。這碎片不僅擁有強大的能量,更像是一個活物,嚮凱爾展示瞭一係列關於奧羅拉大陸被遺忘的曆史:一次毀滅性的災難,以及兩種文明分道揚鑣的真正原因。 碎片指引凱爾踏上瞭一條充滿未知的旅程,目標是尋找傳說中沉睡的“星辰之鍾”——據說隻有它纔能再次調和奧羅拉大陸的能量失衡,防止曆史重演。 第一部分:邊緣的覺醒與逃亡 凱爾的秘密很快被艾瑟瑞亞的最高執政官,冷酷而睿智的議會長塞勒涅所察覺。塞勒涅深信,任何不受控的“共鳴之音”都可能激活導緻前次文明毀滅的“虛空之蝕”。為瞭“文明的純淨”,她派齣最精銳的執法者“寂靜衛隊”追捕凱爾。 在逃亡過程中,凱爾偶然遇到瞭莉拉。莉拉並非光之子,她是一位來自迷霧森林的“織夢者”,精通草藥學和古代符文,是大地之裔部落的年輕薩滿學徒。莉拉對艾瑟瑞亞的科技抱有極大的不信任,但她察覺到凱爾身上的力量並非邪惡,而是源自大地深處的共鳴。 兩人最初充滿瞭矛盾與摩擦:凱爾習慣於依賴邏輯和機械的精確性,而莉拉則信奉直覺和自然的循環。他們的旅程一開始充滿瞭爭吵和誤解,但在共同麵對寂靜衛隊的圍剿和穿越險惡的“低語沼澤”時,他們被迫學會信任彼此。莉拉教會凱爾如何傾聽大地的聲音,而凱爾則幫助莉拉理解瞭某些復雜機械的運作原理,這在他們躲避追蹤時起到瞭關鍵作用。 第二部分:深入古老的領域 凱爾和莉拉的綫索指嚮瞭大陸中央一座被永恒風暴環繞的山脈——“悲鳴之巔”。傳說中,星辰之鍾就隱藏在山脈深處的“失落的圖書館”中。 為瞭穿越風暴,他們必須尋求那些被驅逐的、掌握著古代知識的隱士的幫助。他們找到瞭隱居在地下熔岩洞穴中的“鑄火者”族群。鑄火者是前次文明中負責能源和冶金的工程師,他們因為拒絕參與製造毀滅性武器而被放逐。 在鑄火者的首領,年邁但眼神銳利的加隆的指導下,凱爾必須通過一係列考驗,學習如何穩定和放大他體內的“共鳴之音”,使其不再是微弱的低語,而是可以塑造現實的強大力量。加隆揭示瞭一個殘酷的真相:天啓之核並非文物,而是前次文明自我毀滅的“應急開關”,它的啓動與否,取決於使用者的心智是否純粹。 與此同時,艾瑟瑞亞的議會長塞勒涅對凱爾的追捕愈發偏執。她認為凱爾的存在是一個無法容忍的變數。她激活瞭她最強大的武器——“和諧之塔”,一座旨在以高頻聲波壓製一切非理性能量的巨型結構。和諧之塔的啓動開始影響整個大陸的自然規律,引發瞭前所未有的氣候劇變。 第三部分:鍾聲與抉擇 當凱爾和莉拉終於抵達失落的圖書館時,他們發現星辰之鍾並非一個實體裝置,而是一個復雜的能量矩陣,需要兩種截然不同的能量——光之子的“絕對邏輯”和大地之裔的“原始共鳴”——共同激活纔能奏效。 他們發現,前次文明的毀滅並非源於“共鳴之音”本身,而是源於“對立的極緻”:當光之子將邏輯推嚮冷酷的完美,而大地之裔將自然力量視為唯一真理,兩者互不相融,最終産生瞭能量的內爆。 就在凱爾準備啓動星辰之鍾時,議會長塞勒涅帶著寂靜衛隊趕到。她對眼前的景象感到震驚——星辰之鍾的啓動需要閤作,而不是單純的壓製。 高潮爆發:塞勒涅試圖用機械力量強行切斷凱爾與能量矩陣的連接,認為隻有純粹的理性纔能控製局麵。寂靜衛隊與莉拉的自然之力發生瞭激烈的碰撞。 凱爾站在瞭兩個極端之間。他必須做齣選擇:是使用他新獲得的力量摧毀塞勒涅,以保證自己和莉拉的安全,重蹈覆轍;還是冒險將他所學到的邏輯與他與生俱來的共鳴融閤,創造齣一種全新的、前所未有的平衡之音。 最終,凱爾沒有選擇戰鬥,而是選擇瞭“理解”。他將自己體內的共鳴之音引導嚮塞勒涅的思維核心,不是攻擊,而是展示——展示瞭那些被艾瑟瑞亞記錄抹除的,關於友誼、犧牲和共存的曆史片段。 在共鳴的影響下,塞勒涅的冰冷麵具齣現瞭裂痕。她看到瞭自己祖先的錯誤。最終,她沒有下令攻擊,而是做齣瞭一個痛苦的決定:利用她對和諧之塔的控製權,將塔的壓製頻率反轉,用它來輔助凱爾穩定星辰之鍾的啓動過程。 尾聲:新時代的序麯 星辰之鍾被激活,它沒有帶來爆炸性的能量釋放,而是散發齣一種柔和、穩定且溫暖的光芒,均勻地覆蓋瞭整個奧羅拉大陸。風暴平息,乾涸的土地開始萌芽,兩種文明之間的隔閡開始消融。 《追逐星光的孩子》以凱爾和莉拉站在初升的朝陽下結束。他們沒有成為統治者,而是成為瞭“協調者”。奧羅拉大陸的未來不再是絕對的秩序或絕對的狂野,而是一個充滿探索、學習和不斷修正的動態平衡。這是一部關於如何擁抱自身的復雜性,以及如何通過理解而非徵服來創造真正持久和平的史詩故事。它提醒著讀者,最強大的力量,往往存在於對立麵的交匯之處。